North Korean Premier Pak Pong Ju met with Mongolia’s President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in Pyongyang apparently as part of efforts to take advantage of Mongolia, which aims to bolster its influence in the region.

This year, the construction sector set a record for buildings rising left and right in the capital city. We interviewed the Deputy Minister of Construction and Urban Development, G.Baigalmaa, about the ministry’s operations.

Sinopec Limited, also known as the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Mining to build a brown coal gasification plant in Mongolia.

SEJONG, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, China, Russia and Mongolia are likely to upgrade the status of a regional association for the development of areas near the Tumen River, the finance ministry said Wednesday.

South Africa's Standard Bank Group (SBK.JO) has agreed to sell its Asian loan portfolio, of around $1 billion, which includes financing of mining projects in Mongolia, Indonesia and other countries, to BNP Paribas SA (>> BNP PARIBAS) and others, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

The Prime Minister of Mongolia N.Altankhuyag Monday hosted the “Hours of Construction” meeting to get acquainted with construction work progress at the international airport being built in Khushigt Valley in Tov Province.

When Loyola University New Orleans senior music industry studies major Dimitri Staszewski began his academic career four years ago, he never imagined he would travel 7,000 miles across the globe on a quest to document the changing musical traditions of Mongolian herders.

Strong demand from both the public and private sectors will keep Mongolia’s construction industry busy for the foreseeable future, though the heavy calls on the building trade is stretching resources and pushing up costs.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, October 29, 2013-A new World Bank Group report finds that Mongolia implemented three positive business reforms between June 2012 and June 2013, making it easier to start a business, deal with construction permits, and access electricity.

North Korean workers toil in factories and on building sites, Kimjongilia flowers bloom at a special exhibition, and a restaurant serves plates of bulgogi as another patriotic song blares from a television.

The Tokyo District Court earlier this week postponed their decision on whether or not to approve the sale of the former headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan or Chongryon to the “mysterious” Mongolian company that won the auction bid for the building.

China’s plans to develop coal-to-gas plants as part of efforts to reduce air pollution may pose a threat to water supplies in arid regions, according to a research group involved in climate and energy issues.

President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang held separate meetings with Mongolian Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag in Beijing on Friday, where the two countries signed a document on long-term partnership.

NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Paris, Ile de France, France, 2013/10/25 - French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Laurent Fabius, GDF SUEZ signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Newcom, a leading Mongolian conglomerate, relating to the development of future renewable energy projects in the country.

Avar Limited Liability Co. of Mongolia has denied any involvement by North Korea or other countries in the company’s plan to buy the Tokyo head office of a pro-Pyongyang group, according to Mongolian media reports.

ULAN BATOR: French energy giant GDF Suez on Friday signed an agreement with private Mongolian firm Newcom to build a thermal power plant in the fast-developing country, which still suffers from blackouts.

The mining sector makes up about 20% of Mongolia’s GDP, 40% of its budget income, 85% of its investment and 90% of its exports, but the uncertainty that permeates everything from the security of mineral tenure and resource rights to the enforcement of commercial contracts has taken a big toll on foreign direct investment levels, the growth of the private sector, and the nation’s foreign debt, warns Dale Choi, the Ulaanbaatar-based founder of Independent Mongolian Metals & Mining Research.

Friday, October 25, 2013

ULAN BATOR – The mysterious Mongolian company that recently made a winning auction bid for the Tokyo headquarters of a pro-North Korean association did so purely for business reasons, its president claimed Thursday.

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2013 shows a vehicle sliding out of the road in Hexigten Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2013 shows a vehicle sliding out of the road in Hexigten Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Milk prices have been steadily rising in China for the past 13 months owing to a shortage in milk supplies and lower quality "bagged" milk remaining out of stock nationwide, reports the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Due to the dengue fever outbreak that has caused 109 deaths in India, where more than 50 thousand people have been affected this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has issued a travel warning for travelers to India.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Mongolia-Austria diplomatic relations this year, the Mongolian Embassy in Vienna is co-hosting a symposium with the Mongolian Culture and Europe Association.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Ambassador G.Batjargal addressed the 967th meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna October 17.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ After being welcomed at the Capital international airport of Beijing by both countries' officials, the Prime Minister of Mongolia N.Altankhuyag with his cortege headed to Sichuan province, and received the province governor Wei Hong there.

SOUTHERN GOBI REGION, Mongolia, Oct 24 (IPS) - Decades of international and local collaboration have brought the Tahki or Asian Wild Horse back from the brink of extinction and reintroduced herds to Mongolia’s Gobi desert and grasslands.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A Deputy Director of the Department of International Organizations of the Foreign Ministry V.Olziibayar Monday delivered a report on our government's policy towards children's rights, at the 3rd Committee debate on "Promotion and Protection of the rights of children" of the 68th UN General Assembly.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A delegation headed by N.Udval, the Minister of Health, is taking part in the sixty-fourth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A short film "Prohibited", the winner of 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) in Mongolia, will be screened at Filmapalooza, the project’s annual screening and awards weekend in New Oreland, USA on November 1-4.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Two projects titled "Localities economics development" have been implemented in Zavkhan aimag in frames of an economics support program by ADRA-Mongolia, an international non-profit organization /NPO/.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. has become the first Japanese bank to open an office in the central Asian nation of Mongolia, opening a representative office in Ulaanbaatar, the landlocked nation's capital, on Oct. 23.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

(Reuters) - A customs dispute that had been holding up copper concentrate shipments from Rio Tinto's (RIO.AX)(RIO.L)(RIO.N) massive Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia has been resolved, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd (TRQ.TO) said on Monday.

Mongolia's nomads have roamed its sprawling grasslands for centuries, pitching their yurts wherever they find pasture for their animals, but now Tsogtsaikhan Orgodol is staying put as part of a scheme to tackle chronic overgrazing.

The first international copper and gold shipment from Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON:RIO) $11 billion Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia is finally on its way to China after a three-month bureaucratic hold-up at the border between the two nations.

TAGAYTAY CITY – Tagaytay swept Erdenet, Mongolia, 4-0, Sunday at the start of the 2013 Asian Cities Chess Team Championship also known as Dubai Cup at the Tagaytay International Convention Center Sunday, here.

Temperatures in most northern Chinese provinces will plunge over the next three days as a cold front approaches, while fog and haze will linger in the northeast, the national observatory said on Tuesday.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag Monday ran the "Hours of great construction" meeting to get au fait with a construction works of an international airport in Khoshigt Valley, Tov aimag.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The cabinet Saturday supported in principle a draft of general financial agreement of the "Program on developing ger districts and supporting investments" and decided to consult it with parliament's related Standing committees.

Today the Polish First Lady, Anna Komorowska, visited the Down Syndrome Association of Mongolia (DSAM) at their Specialist Centre, as part of the official state visit to Mongolia by President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski on 21st October.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Concurrent Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Republic of South Africa B.Odonjil October 16 presented his letter of credence to the President of the latter country Mr Jacob Zuma.

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The twice world champion U.Byambajav (+115 kg) October 19 became a world champion while his teammate O.Osokhbayar (85 kg) grabbed a silver medal at the sumo competitions of the World Combat Games in Russia's Saint Petersburg city.

LONDON (Alliance News) - Sorbic International PLC Monday said it expects its full-year results to exceed market expectations after earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased in the period to August 31, with margins showing "significant improvement".

When the Spanish king Juan Carlos was taken to hospital at the end of last month, most mainstream newspapers and magazines carried endless coverage, analysing his latest operation in the finest detail.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Rising temperatures in China, Japan, Mongolia and South Korea would spur more flooding and tropical storms in coastal areas and make northern agricultural regions more prone to drought, the ADB said in its "Economics of Climate Change in East Asia" report.

Feeling bored by the first year of his job as a consultant at a Beijing education agency, Gao Ming decided to go home to Hohhot and open a restaurant on the campus of his alma mater, Inner Mongolia University.

The building which served as the former Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan – also better known as Chongryon – has been bought by a mystery Mongolian firm, fueling rumors of espionage around the purchase.

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA - Mongolia needs to spend up to $560 million per year between 2010 and 2050 to ensure its infrastructure can withstand severe weather conditions, a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct 16, 2013) - At the request of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will conduct a State visit to Mongolia, fromOctober 24 to 26, 2013.

DAEGU, South Korea, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The 48 nations comprising the Asia Pacific region will collectively increase their energy demand by 67 percent between 2010 and 2035, says a new report by the Asian Development Bank.

October 14, 2013 - As some tell it, the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar used to be full of bankers and consultants all trying to get a piece of the action in a country expected to become a serious resources player.

Climate change will lead to more flooding and drought in East Asia and could chop 5.3 percent off annual gross domestic product by the year 2100 if measures aren’t adopted to tackle it, according to the Asian Development Bank.

ULAN BATOR (AFP) ― A silver swastika hanging around his neck, Boldbaatar Gombodorj points out his targets on a map of Mongolia like a World War II commander: little flags representing foreign mining firms that he and fellow “eco-Nazis” accuse of destroying their country.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 10/16/13 -- At the request of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will conduct a State visit to Mongolia, from October 24 to 26, 2013.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 10/16/13 -- Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will be joined by official and accompanying delegations on the occasion of a State visit to Mongolia, from October 24 to 26, 2013.

Pan-Africanism has acted as an umbrella containing diverse attempts to democratise the newly decolonised sub-Saharan continent, whether through the efforts of domestic forces or external aides, albeit with mixed results.

A silver swastika hanging around his neck, Boldbaatar Gombodorj points out his targets on a map of Mongolia like a second world war commander: little flags representing foreign mining firms that he and fellow "eco-Nazis" accuse of destroying their country.

Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd. could be forced to amass a mountain of copper concentrate at its new $6-billion (U.S.) Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia while Chinese buyers resolve a lengthy customs impasse with their government.

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto could be forced to amass a mountain of copper concentrate at its new $6 billion Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia while Chinese buyers resolve a lengthy customs impasse with their government.

According to the Ministry of Finance, China has put aside five billion Yuan or 817 million US dollars to tackle air pollution in six regions including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

This weekend marks the sixth installment of this year’s Tiger Street Football tournament and the Singaporean leg will be no different from the one’s before in Cambodia, Australia, Malaysia, Mongolia and China.

Rio Tinto has “boosted its forecast copper output for 2013 after a better-than-expected recovery from the U.S. Kennecott mine following a landslide, and posted record iron ore and coal output in the third quarter,” reports Reuters.

The government is pushing Rio Tinto to continue developing underground mining shafts in the Oyu Tolgoi mine, the construction of which was halted by the mining giant in August due to the government"s rejection of its financing proposal on the project.

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